| 1．Kōya-Ryūjin Quasi-National Park ・Nara/Wakayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Kōya-Ryūjin Quasi-National Park (高野竜神国定公園, Kōya-Ryūjin Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park in Nara and Wakayama Prefectures, Japan. It was established in 1967.[2][3] |
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| 2．Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park ・Kansai, Japan |
| Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park (金剛生駒紀泉国定公園, Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park in Nara, Ōsaka, and Wakayama Prefectures, Japan. It was established in 1958.[2][3] |
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| 3．Yoshino-Kumano National Park ・Kansai, Japan |
| Yoshino-Kumano National Park (吉野熊野国立公園, Yoshino-Kumano Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park comprising several non-contiguous areas of Mie, Nara, and Wakayama Prefectures, in the Kansai region of Japan. Established in 1936, the park includes Mount Yoshino, celebrated for its cherry blossoms, as well as elements of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.[1][2] |
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| 4．Setonaikai National Park ・Seto Inland Sea, Japan |
| Setonaikai National Park (瀬戸内海国立公園, Setonaikai Kokuritsu Kōen) is a Japanese national park, comprising areas of Japan's Seto Inland Sea, and of ten bordering prefectures. Designated a national park in 1934, it has since been expanded several times. It contains about 3,000 islands, known as the Setouchi Islands,[1] including the well-known Itsukushima. As the park encompasses many non-contiguous areas, and covers a tiny proportion of the Inland Sea's total extent, control and protection is problematic; much of the wider area is heavily industrialized.[2][3] |
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| 5．Kankakei |
| The gorge of Kankakei (寒霞渓, Kanka-kei, literally 'cold mist valley') is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty on the island of Shōdo-shima, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.[1] Part of the Setonaikai National Park, the heights rise to 812 m.[2] The area is celebrated for its Japanese maple trees.[3] Volunteers formed a preservation society in 1898 and when, in 1912, expropriation of the area was attempted, a soy sauce magnate stepped in to ensure its preservation.[4] In 1927 Kankakei was selected as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan.[5] |
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| 6．Shiwaku Islands |
| 34°22′15.34″N 133°37′7.73″E / 34.3709278°N 133.6188139°E / 34.3709278; 133.6188139The Shiwaku Islands (塩飽諸島, Shiwaku-shotō) or Shiwaku-jima (塩飽島) are an archipelago in the Seto Inland Sea, between the larger Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikoku.[1] The group is situated between Okayama Prefecture and Kagawa Prefecture in the western Bisan Seto and consists of 28 islands of various sizes. On the Okayama side lie the Kasaoka Islands. The name derives from shioyaku (塩焼く) or shiowaku (潮湧く) both meaning boiling seawater to get salt. However, the name may also refer to rough water created by the confluence of tides that mix around the islands. |
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| 7．Tomonoura |
| Tomonoura (鞆の浦), formerly known as Tomonotsu (鞆の津), is a port in the Tomo ward of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It stands on the southern point of the Numakuma Peninsula, 14 kilometers south of Fukuyama Station, with a population of about half a million people as of 2017.[1] Tomonoura has been a prosperous port since ancient times. Its unique circular harbor was preserved even after modern port facilities were introduced. Tomonoura lies within Tomokōen (鞆公園), which forms part of the Setonaikai National Park. In 2007, the port was listed as one of the top 100 scenic municipalities in Japan and its harbor was listed as one of the top 100 historical natural features in Japan.[citation needed] |
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| 8．Nishiseto Expressway |
| The Nishiseto Expressway (西瀬戸自動車道, Nishiseto Jidōsha-dō), often called the Shimanami Kaidō (しまなみ海道), is an expressway in Japan that connects Onomichi, Hiroshima and Imabari, Ehime, going through nine of the Geiyo Islands, including Ōshima, Ōmishima, and Innoshima. The road and multiple bridges crossing across the Seto Inland Sea is one of the three main transportation links of the Honshū–Shikoku Bridge Project, constructed between the islands of Honshu and Shikoku. |
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| 9．Harima Sea |
| Harima Sea (Japanese: 播磨灘) is the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea in Japan.[1][2] Located on the south side of the southwestern part of Hyōgo Prefecture (formerly Harima Province), it is bounded by Awaji Island to the east, Shodoshima to the west, and Shikoku in the south, with the Ieshima Islands in the northwest.[3] |
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| 10．Mount Nagamine ・Nada, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan |
| Mount Nagamine (長峰山, Nagamine-san) is a 687.8 m (2,257 ft) mountain in Nada, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. This mountain is one of the major mountains of Rokko Mountains. Mount Nagamine literally means, long ridge mountain. |
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| 11．Mount Maya ・Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Mount Maya (摩耶山, Maya-san) is a 698.6-metre-high (2,292 ft) mountain in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the major peaks of the Rokkō Mountains, and is the most popular peak for visitors on the West-Rokkō Mountains. |
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| 12．Hōrai Valley |
| The Hōrai Valley (蓬莱峡, Hōrai-kyō) is a geographical area that is located in the Rokkō Mountains, Hyōgo, Japan. This valley is a part of Setonaikai National Park in Japan. The name of Hōrai Valley coming from a name of the mountain in a mystical land found in Chinese mythology. |
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| 13．Sumoto Castle |
| Sumoto Castle (洲本城, Sumoto-jō) was a Muromachi to Sengoku period Japanese castle located in the Orodani neighborhood of the city of Sumoto, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1999.[1] It was also referred to as Mikuma Castle (三熊城). |
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| 14．Mount Iwakura ・Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Mount Iwakura (岩倉山, Iwakura-yama) is a 488.4-metre-high (1,602 ft) mountain in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Mount Iwakura is a part of Setonaikai National Park. The mountain is a peak on the eastern ridge of the Rokko Mountains. It is said that the mountain received its name because of the stone shrine (Iwakura) on the top of the mountain. |
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| 15．Mount Rokkō ・Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Mount Rokkō (六甲山, Rokkō-san) is the name of a range of mountains in southeastern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. |
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| 16．Akashi Strait ・ |
| The Akashi Strait (明石海峡, Akashi Kaikyō) is a strait between the Japanese islands of Honshu and Awaji. The strait connects Seto Inland Sea and Osaka Bay. The width of the Akashi Strait is approximately 4 kilometers, and maximum depth is about 110 meters.[1] The fastest tidal current is about 4.5 metres per second (8.7 knots).[1] |
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| 17．Akashi Kaikyo Bridge |
| The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (Japanese: 明石海峡大橋, Hepburn: Akashi Kaikyō Ōhashi) is a suspension bridge which links the city of Kobe on the Japanese island of Honshu to Iwaya on Awaji Island. It is part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, and crosses the busy and turbulent Akashi Strait (Akashi Kaikyō in Japanese). It was completed in 1998,[1] and at the time, was the longest central span of any suspension bridge in the world,[3] at 1,991 metres (6,532 ft). Currently, it is the second-longest, behind the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge that was opened in March 2022. |
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| 18．Kimiidera Park |
| Kimiidera Park is a multi-use stadium in Wakayama, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football matches as well as athletics events. The stadium holds 20,000 people. 34°10′0.45″N 135°11′30.54″E / 34.1667917°N 135.1918167°E / 34.1667917; 135.1918167 |
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| 19．Kitan Strait |
| The Kitan Strait (紀淡海峡, Kitan kaikyō) or Tomogashima Channel (友ヶ島水道, Tomogashima suidō) separates Awaji Island from Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan and connects the Osaka Bay in the north to the Kii Channel in the south. The total width is 11 km, but the islands of Tomogashima reduce the distance to be spanned by a proposed bridge.[1][2]The strait forms part of the Setonaikai National Park.[3] |
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| 20．Saikazaki |
| Saikazaki (雑賀崎, Saika-Zaki) is a cape in the southern part of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, and is a specially designated region by Setonaikai National Park. Saikazaki, also known as "Oku-Wakaura," is a part of the Wakaura region that lies in the south-west part of Wakayama City. The Wakaura region, which has been known for its beauty since ancient times, and was even rated number one in the New Japanese Tourist Spot Top 100 Contest of 1950, has lost much of its natural allure due to development beginning in the 1970s. The Saikazaki area is home to the only natural coastline remaining in the region. |
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| 21．Tomogashima |
| Tomogashima (友ヶ島) is a cluster of four islands in the Inland Sea, off Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan. The four islands are Jinoshima (地ノ島), Kamishima (神島), Okinoshima (沖ノ島), and Torajima (虎島). The islands form part of the Setonaikai National Park.[1][2] |
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| 22．Wakayama Prefecture Botanical Park |
| The Wakayama Prefecture Botanical Park (和歌山県植物公園緑花センター, Wakayama-ken Shokubutsu Kōen Ryokka Sentā) is a park with botanical garden located at Higashi Sakamoto 672, Iwade, Wakayama, Japan. It is open daily except Tuesdays; an admission fee is charged. The park contains a large tropical greenhouse (fruit trees, bougainvillea, strelitzia, etc.); additional greenhouses for begonia, cactus (about 140 species), and orchid (Cattleya, Cymbidium, and Paphiopedilum); extensive flower plantings; a lotus pond (3,000 m2); and collections of camellia (2,000 m2, 80 varieties), hydrangea (2,000 m2, 75 varieties, including 35 Japanese varieties), medicinal plants (600 m2), and plum trees (1,000 m2, 33 varieties). |
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| 23．Kōyasanchō Ishimichi-Tamagawakyō Prefectural Natural Park ・Wakayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Kōyasanchō Ishimichi-Tamagawakyō Prefectural Natural Park (高野山町石道玉川峡県立自然公園, Kōyasan-chō Ishimichi Tamagawa-kyō kenritsu shizen kōen) is a Prefectural Natural Park in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1968, the park spans the borders of the municipalities of Hashimoto, Katsuragi, Kōya, and Kudoyama. The park comprises three non-contiguous areas, centred in turn upon Horaisan Jinja (宝来山神社) and the eponymous Kōyasan chōishi-michi and Tamagawa-kyō (玉川峡).[1][2] |
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| 24．Nishiarida Prefectural Natural Park ・Wakayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Nishiarida Prefectural Natural Park (西有田県立自然公園, Nishiarida kenritsu shizen kōen) is a Prefectural Natural Park in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1956, the park spans the borders of the municipalities of Arida, Hirogawa, and Yuasa. The park comprises the stretch of ria coast between Miyazaki-no-Hana (宮崎ノ鼻) in Arida and Karao Bay (唐尾湾) in Hirogawa, as well as the islands of Karumo-jima (苅藻島), Kenashi-jima (毛無島), and Takashima (鷹島).[1][2] |
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| 25．Oishi Kōgen Prefectural Natural Park ・Wakayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Oishi Kōgen Prefectural Natural Park (生石高原県立自然公園, Oishi Kōgen kenritsu shizen kōen) is a Prefectural Natural Park in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1955, the park spans the borders of the municipalities of Aridagawa and Kimino. The park's central feature is the eponymous Oishi Plateau (生石高原).[1][2] |
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| 26．Inujima |
| Inujima (犬島, [inɯdʑima], lit. "Dog Island") is a Japanese island in the Seto Inland Sea, located near the coast of Okayama Prefecture. It is part of Higashi-ku, Okayama.[1] As of 2017[update], Inujima has a population of 47.[2] |
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| 27．Mount Washu |
| 34°26′06″N 133°48′40″E / 34.43501934°N 133.8111673°E / 34.43501934; 133.8111673 Mount Washu or Washū-zan (Japanese: 鷲羽山) is a 133 meter hill in Shimotsui (下津井), Kurashiki, Japan, but famous traditionally for viewing the Seto Inland Sea dotted with various small islands, and now for commanding the majestic view of the Great Seto Bridge, one of the three bridges connecting Shikoku Island with the main Honshu Island. |
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| 28．Kurahashi-jima ・Seto Inland Sea |
| Kurahashi-jima (倉橋島), also called Nagato-jima (長門島) in ancient texts, is an island in Hiroshima Bay located in southwestern Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. |
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| 29．Mount Noro ・Kure, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Mount Noro (野呂山, Noro-san) is one of the most popular mountains around Hiroshima, Japan.[1] It is part of the Setonaikai National Park. Mount Misen[clarification needed] is famous for mountain climbing, trekking, camping and sakura, camellia, hydrangea, autumn leaves and maples and sunset view. There are historical shrines and temples include Noro Shrine (野呂神社, Noro-jinja) and Kōbō Temple (弘法寺, Kōbō-ji). |
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| 30．Itsukushima ・Seto Inland Sea |
| Itsukushima (厳島) is an island in the western part of the Inland Sea of Japan, located in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay. It is popularly known as Miyajima (宮島), which in Japanese means "Shrine Island".[1] The island is one of Hayashi Gahō's Three Views of Japan specified in 1643. Itsukushima is part of the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture. The island was part of the former town of Miyajima before the 2005 merger with Hatsukaichi. |
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| 31．Itsukushima Shrine ・Itsukushima, Japan |
| Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社 (嚴島神社), Itsukushima-jinja) is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii.[1] It is in the city of Hatsukaichi, in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan, accessible from the mainland by ferry at Miyajimaguchi Station. The shrine complex is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Japanese government has designated several buildings and possessions as National Treasures.[2] |
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| 32．Mount Gokurakuji ・Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Mount Gokurakuji, at 661 metres (2,169 ft) elevation, stands near the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, and belongs to the Shingon Buddhist sect. The area includes a natural Fir forest where wild bird songs can be heard. The forest has been designated and preserved as a citizen's forest. It is an astonishing tourism site.[1] |
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| 33．Mount Misen |
| Mount Misen (弥山, Misen) is the sacred mountain on Itsukushima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan, and is the highest mountain on the island at 535 m;[1] it is situated within the World Heritage area of Itsukushima Shrine.[2] The sea around the island (Seto Inland Sea) and all of the island are within Setonaikai National Park.[3] |
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| 34．Ōge-jima ・Seto Inland Sea |
| Ōge-jima (大毛島) is an island in the Seto Inland Sea administered under Naruto in Tokushima Prefecture. Ōge-jima, also called Ōge Island, is located in the northeast of Tokushima Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, Japan . Together with Taka-shima and Shimada-jima, the island to which it is connected by the Horikoshi Bridge,[2] it forms the northeast part of Naruto. It is connected to the island of Shikoku by the Konaruto Bridge,[2] and, by the Ōnaruto Bridge spanning the Naruto Strait, to Awaji Island, an island in the Seto Inland Sea.[2] |
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| 35．Naruto Strait |
| Naruto Strait (鳴門海峡, Naruto-kaikyō) is a strait between Awaji Island and Shikoku in Japan. It connects Harima Nada, the eastern part of the Inland Sea and the Kii Channel. A famous feature of the strait is the Naruto whirlpools. Ōnaruto Bridge, the southern part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, crosses over it. |
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| 36．Ogijima |
| 34°25′42″N 134°3′40″E / 34.42833°N 134.06111°E / 34.42833; 134.06111 Ogijima (男木島, おぎじま[1][2] or おぎしま[3]) is an island in the Seto Inland Sea, in southern Japan. It is next to Megijima (女木島), a few kilometers at sea north of Takamatsu, in Kagawa Prefecture. It is about two kilometers long and less than a kilometer wide. The island is largely mountainous and flat land is scarce. The population in 2010 was 202 people. Ogichō is the island's only village. |
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| 37．Megijima |
| Megijima (女木島, めぎじま)[1][2] is an island located in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan, north of the city of Takamatsu, and is part of Kagawa Prefecture. It has an area of 2.66 km2, a coastline of 8.9 km, and a population of about 200. Megijima is a popular destination in summer on account of its public beach and close proximity to Takamatsu City (approx. 4 km). Additionally, with over 2000 cherry blossom trees, Megijima also sees an influx of visitors during the springtime when people congregate for cherry blossom viewing. |
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| 38．Mount Iino |
| Mount Iino (飯野山, Iino-yama) is a 422-metre-high (1,385 ft) mountain on the border of Sakaide and Marugame in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.[2] Mount Iino is also called Sanuki Fuji because of its resemblance to Mount Fuji.[3] This mountain is one of the Continued 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.[4][5][3] By bus or walk from Sakaide Station or Marugame Station. |
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| 39．Great Seto Bridge |
| The Great Seto Bridge or Seto Ohashi Bridge (瀬戸大橋, Seto Ōhashi)[1][note 1] is a series of double deck bridges connecting Okayama and Kagawa prefectures in Japan across a series of five small islands in the Seto Inland Sea. Built over the period 1978–88, it is one of the three routes of the Honshū–Shikoku Bridge Project connecting Honshū and Shikoku islands and the only one to carry rail traffic. The total length is 13.1 kilometers (8.1 mi), and the longest span, the Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge, is 1,100 m (3,600 ft). |
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| 40．Kotohiki Park ・Kan'onji, Kagawa, Japan |
| Kotohiki Park (琴弾公園, Kotohiki kōen) is a city park located in the city of Kan'onji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan on the island of Shikoku. It is located within the borders of the Setonaikai National Park. The park is famous for its Zenigata suna-e (銭形砂絵) (lit. 'coin-shaped sand-drawing'), dating in origins to 1633 when it was created by the local people to greet their new daimyō Ikoma Takatoshi;[1] Its gardens were designed by gardener Ozawa Keijiro and are noted for cherry blossoms, azaleas, wisteria, and camellias.[2] |
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| 41．Shōdoshima ・Seto Inland Sea, Japan |
| Shōdoshima or Shōdo Island (小豆島, Shōdoshima) is an island located in the Inland Sea of Japan. The name means "Island of Small Beans". There are two towns on the island: Tonoshō and Shōdoshima, composing the district of Shōzu. The island is famous as the setting for the novel Twenty-Four Eyes and its subsequent film adaptations. The island was the first area of Japan to successfully grow olives, and it is sometimes known as "Olive Island".[1] |
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| 42．Naoshima, Kagawa |
| Naoshima (直島, Naoshima) is an island in Japan's Seto Inland Sea, part of Kagawa Prefecture. The island is best known for its many contemporary art installations and museums. The Town of Naoshima (直島町, Naoshima-chō) administers Naoshima and 26 smaller islands nearby.[1] As of 2020, the town has an estimated population of 3,026[2] and a density of 210 persons per km². The total area is 14.22 km².[3] |
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| 43．Kanmon Straits |
| The Kanmon Straits (関門海峡, Kanmon-kaikyō) or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating Honshu and Kyushu, two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshu side of the strait is Shimonoseki (下関, which contributed "Kan" (関) to the name of the strait) and on the Kyushu side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji (門司), gave the strait its "mon" (門). The straits silt up at the rate of about 15 centimetres per annum, and dredging has made it possible to build the Kitakyushu Airport at low cost. |
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